A plane passenger with no flight experience safely landed the aircraft after the pilot lost consciousness.
The unknown passenger was on a plane from the Leonard M. Thompson International Airport in Marsh Harbor, the Bahamas, towards Florida on Tuesday afternoon when the incident happened.
Dramatic audio of the man’s conversations with air traffic control revealed how the drama unfolded.
The passenger said: “I’ve got a serious situation here. My pilot has gone incoherent. I have no idea how to fly the airplane.”
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In the audio, first obtained by ABC News, air traffic control helped to guide the man to land the small Cessna 208 Caravan turboprop plane to land safely.
“Maintain wings level and just try to follow the coast, either north or southbound,” the audibly shocked controller said. “We’re trying to locate you.”
Read more: Evening Standard
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